Where did we come from; how are we made; and how will it all end? These fundamental questions are being tackled by the 2009 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows who received their …
Reading the Genome
Marnie Blewitt The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne Marnie Blewitt wants to know how a human being is made: how does a single fertilised egg develop into an adult …
How did we get here?
Zenobia Jacobs University of Wollongong Zenobia Jacobs wants to know where we came from, and how we got here. When did our distant ancestors leave Africa and spread across the world? Why? And …
On the hunt for dark energy
Tamara Davis University of Queensland / University of Copenhagen In 1998 astronomers made an astonishing discovery-the expansion of the Universe is not happening at a steady rate, nor is it slowing …
Micro explosions and killing cancer with gold: nanotech in action
Solutions to some of the world's biggest problems-cheap and reliable solar power; faster computers; customised materials; vast data storage; more powerful microscopes; new medical therapies-depend on …
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The power of small and light
Nano solutions to some of the world's biggest problems-cheap and reliable solar power; faster computers; customised materials; vast data storage; more powerful microscopes; new medical therapies- …
Small Australian technology powering China’s renewable green revolution
World's largest solar cell maker speaks in Melbourne AUSTRALIAN solar technology leads the international industry, Dr Shi Zhengrong will tell a plenary session of the Nanophotonics Down Under 2009 …
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Nanotech and solar energy, laser and light
Small Australian technology powering China's green revolution 300 movies on a DVD Copying plants Doubling the efficiency of solar panels Talk with the world's largest producer of high …
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100 Hours of Astronomy – an event 400 years in the making
Issued by Sue Nelson, Quick Thinking Communications for IYA One of the major cornerstone events of the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy, 100 Hours of Astronomy, will take place over …
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Global economic crisis threatens Australia’s Biotech
Issued by the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes The global economic crisis is threatening Australia's ability to turn medical research into products that improve lives and …
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Global economic crisis threatens Australia's Biotech
Issued by the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes The global economic crisis is threatening Australia's ability to turn medical research into products that improve lives and create …
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Could your hair colour determine your child’s sex?
In Gouldian finches the answer is yes-according to an Australian paper published in the journal Science today. The paper challenges our view of sex determination in animals. …
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